Dr. Seuss Week

It goes without saying that Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite authors. And fun fact, we share the same birthday! Since Monday was Read Across America Day, we decided to study Dr. Seuss and his books all week!

We started the week by writing Dr. Seuss a birthday card. 

 Each week, my second grade team creates a PowerPoint in Google Slides. This works well because we are all easily able to edit and add to the slides. Then we just follow the slides throughout the day.

 To celebrate Read Across America Day, a guest reader visited each classroom. Kathy Davis, Laveen School District's, Executive Director of Academic Services, read Edward the Emu. 

 We ended the day with a birthday celebration, to celebrate my 25th and Dr. Seuss' birthday.

 On Tuesday, we read a Biography on Dr. Seuss, created by Samantha McClure. This books was great because it reinforced what we learned about non-fiction text features.  After reading the book, we did a directed drawing, and students wrote three facts about Dr. Seuss.

On Wednesday, we read Oh, the Places You'll Go. Students organized their thoughts using the graphic organizer below. Then they wrote their final drafts on hot air balloons. The super cute hot air balloon craftivity was from Saddle Up for Second Grade. Since we are in the middle of our measurement unit, I ended up having my second graders measure the yarn. I love when I am able to apply math skills in real world situations! 

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 Dr. Seuss week wouldn't have been complete without creating oobleck! First we read Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Then, students wrote the recipe for Oobleck on a recipe card. Next, students used the recipe card and measuring tools to make the concoction. 

In math we read The Foot Book, by Dr. Seuss. Then, I introduced the ruler! After some exploration and direct teaching, students worked on a fun foot activity. Each student traced his/her foot and used a ruler to measure the length in centimeters and inches. 

 The next day, we learned about yardsticks. Students made their own yard stick, then worked in groups to measure how tall they were in inches. 

 On Friday, I introduced another tool used to measure length, the measuring tape. Students worked in groups to find out how round their heads are. They then created tables to record their data.

All in all it was another great week! Only one more week until Spring Break! Where is the time going!?